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William Earnest "Ernie" Harwell was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League Baseball games. For 55 seasons, 42 of them with the Detroit Tigers, Harwell called the action on radio and/or television. In January 2009, the American Sportscasters Association ranked Harwell 16th on its list of Top 50 Sportscasters of All Time.
Birth Name
William Earnest Harwell
Born
Friday, 25 January 1918
Died
Tuesday, 04 May 2010
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bleacher Boys | Self | 2009 |
| Prime 9 | Self | 2009 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | Self - interviewee | 1998 |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | Self - Sportscaster (segment "Ernie Harwell") | 1995 |
| Cobb | Hall of Fame MC | 1994 |
| Cooperstown | Baseball Announcer | 1993 |
| The Story of America's Classic Ballparks | Self | 1991 |
| Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Bleacher Boys | Self | 2009 |
| Prime 9 | Self | 2009 |
| War Stories with Oliver North | Self | 2001 |
| ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
| The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg | Self - interviewee | 1998 |
| Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel | Self - Sportscaster (segment "Ernie Harwell") | 1995 |
| Cobb | Hall of Fame MC | 1994 |
| Cooperstown | Baseball Announcer | 1993 |
| The Story of America's Classic Ballparks | Self | 1991 |
| Ball Talk: Baseball's Voices of Summer | 1989 | |
| Tiger Town | Tiger Announcer / Radio Announcer | 1983 |
| Aunt Mary | 1979 | |
| Paper Lion | Ernie Harwell - Baseball Announcer on Radio in Room | 1968 |
